In January 1980 on our 11th wedding anniversary trip we felt the Lord spoke to our hearts to open a bed and breakfast. God soon led me to read Psalm 37 which spoke of “trusting in Him, delighting in Him and He would give the desires of one’s heart.” My heart quickened with excitement that God was confirming through this Psalm of finding the land we had always desired and operating a bed and breakfast on it. What we thought…..

My first and very enjoyable experience on a motorcycle was when I was in elementary school after my father’s military transfer with our family to Johnson Air Force Base near Tokyo, Japan. One time Mom decided to leave me home with Dad while she and my sisters went to church when I was sick with the mumps. Instead, Dad and I went riding around the countryside on his Japanese Moped that could be pedaled if he ran out of gas. My…..

Praise brings us into worship, because worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations or church background – it is all about God. Scripture urges us to offer up the sacrifice of praise to God continually (Hebrews 13:15). The Heavenly Father desires our obedience – and all of our obedience is worship to Him! There is no more important activity of the human heart than to praise and worship God. It is the reason we exist! Praise is extremely demonstrative and…..

The intensity of our current world and events have caused many prayers to be spoken, most likely with even atheists uttering gasps of help for hope. In the life of a Christian believer: No great priority exists for the believer than knowing Christ through the intimacy of prayer and the study of His Word. Prayer is a value of the church and believers. Secret, fervent, believing prayer lies at the root of all personal godliness (William Carey). “The effective, fervent…..

Receiving an inheritance is often bitter sweet: sorrowful to no longer have our loved one with us but thankful for the blessing received. The Hebrew word for inherit means to possess, divide, obtain by inheritance; be an heir. The patriarch Abraham received a great inheritance after God instructed him to: 1) Leave your country 2) Take a road trip from your family and 3) Travel away from your father’s house 4) to a land that I will show you. Abram did leave…..

As I was sitting with the Lord about a month ago I believe He spoke to me and said: “Go to everyone with whom you have connection and influence and give them this warning: beware of a spirit, a principality, at work not only in the culture but also within the Church. It is the spirit of individualism. Those caught in its influence will not fair well in the days ahead.” To my Brothers and Sisters, From: John Wallace [mailto:jwallace4u@gmail.com] Sent: Monday,…..

Charis, the Greek word for grace, means unmerited favor and undeserved blessing. This undeserved free gift of unmerited favor is a manifestation of His power, exceeding anything we could achieve or hope for by our own labors. God told the apostle Paul “My grace is sufficient for you. My strength is made perfect in weakness . . . ,” 2 Corinthians 12:9, meaning that the Lord’s grace and strength will be sufficient in times of weakness, struggles, illnesses and times…..

In trip planning we often want to hurry up, get details and answers, get packed and get going, right? Time is running short when suitcases fly out of the closet. So much to list, plan, pack, prepare. Hurry! We’ll relax when we get there! Don’t we treat God like that when we have a need? Doesn’t He know there is no money left and we need “that”? Doesn’t He know we need this thing done and that healed now! A Mommy…..

Are you packed and ready for this ROAD TRIP!!!!!? God travels with us on this road trip of life, and traveling goes SO much easier with His map – the Bible. Hold on, we’re gonna travel fast! Our hearts are the vehicles that carry us on our road trip, but often our hearts need maintenance, and it is our hearts that determine our course. Cultivate means “to improve by care, training or study; give one’s attention to.” Satan only gives…..

Think back to your pre-teen and teen years and remember how much peer pressure you existed under. Actually, peer pressure throughout life, not just our teens! But in school we often ended up dressing like the friends we ran with: if with country or cowboy friends we wore boots, jeans and cowboy hats; if we were into sports and ran with jocks, we wore cleats, running shoes, specialty socks, shirts, shorts and sweats; if with preppy friends we wore styles…..